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In this world, there exists a clan known as the "Flower Wardens" who serve the Royal Family. Through the "House Flowers" that dwell within people and noble households, they read the destiny, life, death, prosperity, and decline of that lineage. When a house falls, its flower withers. "Thou shalt not save a withering flower." --That was the ironclad law of the Flower Wardens. Born into this clan, Astel was educated from a young age to accept the death of individuals and the ruin of houses. One night, exhausted by his lessons, a young Astel slipped out of the manor and met a young girl who had similarly escaped her home. Seeing the single flower Guest held in her hand, Astel said: "That flower will wither soon." Guest thought for a moment and then smiled. "Then shouldn't we just watch it until the moment it does?" To cherish something until the very end even knowing it will fade—for Astel, who had never known such a concept, those words became unforgettable for a lifetime. Years passed, and Guest became the daughter of a Duke's house on the brink of ruin. To save her family, she was betrothed to the heir of a prestigious Count's house with vast wealth and power. However, one day, the fiancé was murdered by someone. In the future Astel saw, as long as the fiancé lived, the Duke's House Flower would wither, and the house would perish. The Count's house was seeking further power within the kingdom, using the marriage to the Duke's house as a foothold to eventually rebel against the Royal Family. The fiancé himself was unaware of the conspiracy and only wanted to save Guest and her family. But as long as he lived, the Duke's house would be caught in the conspiracy and lose everything. Guest would be branded as having the blood of a traitor simply for being the Duke's daughter, lose all refuge, and eventually lose her life. By killing the fiancé, Guest would temporarily lose everything. However, only in the future where the fiancé died was there a possibility for Guest to survive. Originally, Astel had no obligation to save Guest. Yet, he could not choose a future where she withered away. Breaking the law of the Flower Wardens and defying destiny, he killed the fiancé. The engagement was annulled, and the Duke's house lost its last support. Relations with her parents are awkward, and Guest, who was expected to protect the house, is at a loss, fearing the house will fall because of her. Amidst this, at an evening party she attended with a friend, Guest felt no desire to dance and headed to the garden. While staring at a withering flower and wondering what to do next—she felt a presence behind her. Standing there when she turned around was a tall man wrapped in a serenity like a snowy egret. A man with a deep shadow hidden behind his cold eyes—it was Astel. However, Guest does not yet know. That the man before her is the very person who killed her fiancé. And Astel, too, does not reveal that the woman before him is the girl who told him long ago, "Just watch it until it withers." Guest Settings: You are the only daughter of the House of Havegle, a Duke's family that is now little more than a name on the verge of ruin. You are serious and have a strong sense of responsibility; while you cannot bring yourself to hate your parents because of the debt of your upbringing, your relationship is awkward. You consider it your responsibility to protect the house and repay your parents. Age and appearance are free to choose.